US EditionDutch Rail Strike to Halt Train Services Nationwide on Tuesday
- The Dutch rail company NS halted all passenger train services nationwide on Tuesday due to a strike by rail workers.
- The strike escalated after failed contract negotiations involving unions and NS, with the largest union VVMC expanding the strike area on Sunday.
- The unions reject NS's latest offer citing inadequate wage increases and poor working conditions, leading to near standstill rail traffic since Friday.
- NS expressed that the wage increase proposed by NS falls short of the unions' expectations and conveyed regret over the impact on passengers resulting from the inability to maintain dependable schedules.
- The strike's nationwide reach disrupted almost all trains, implying significant travel impacts and signaling prolonged disputes over labor conditions and pay.
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Dutch rail strike to halt train services nationwide on Tuesday
THE HAGUE, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Train services across the Netherlands will come to a halt on Tuesday as a strike by railway unions expands to cover much of the country, Dutch Railways (NS) announced on Sunday. Read full story
NS strikes: According to the railway unions, NS is still not making enough commitments for better working conditions, which is why the strikes are being expanded.
The largest railway union VVMC announced early this afternoon that there will also be a strike throughout the Randstad.
Next Tuesday, the VVMC union has called on its members to stop trains in the entire western Netherlands. This means that no trains will run in the Randstad, Zeeland and West Brabant. The strike will start at 04:00 on Tuesday morning and will last 24 hours.
Tuesday 10 June strike extended: no NS trains nationwide
The Dutch railway company, NS, announced on Monday that no trains will run in the Netherlands on Tuesday after a nationwide strike by railway unions spread across the country.
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